Syfy’s original programming is generally heavy on fantasy (The Magicians) and science fiction (Killjoys). Horror seems like a logical next step, and if this exclusive peek at anthology series Channel Zero is any indication, the network is about to inspire nightmares galore. Visceral, traumatizing nightmares.

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Here’s the official description of the show’s first season:

Channel Zero: Candle Cove is based on Kris Straub’s unnerving short story from creepypasta that gained notoriety online. It centers on one man’s obsessive recollection of a mysterious children’s television program from the 1980s – and his ever-growing, dreadful suspicions about the role it might have played in a series of nightmarish and deadly events from his childhood.